Sandra wrote:
>"The Fallacy of Wildlife Conservation" by John A Livingston.
Ah.. This is an interesting title. Also it is a hot issue
with a lot of people. Does it suggest we move beyond the
idea we can save species one at a time? Or that we can save
a few habitats and all is well?
>The four ethical principles I live by are:
> to live as I please as long as I do not knowingly do harm.
>
> To learn what ever I need to learn to
> minimize the unknowing harm I do.
>
> To acknowledge any harm I do either knowingly or unknowingly
> and make the changes needed not to do it again.
>
> To live every moment as joyously as possible.
Those appear much clearer than the ethics i go by. I'm still
in the somewhat vague world of "Do unto others as you would be
done unto" with the view that "others" includes all life on earth.
I just finished reading parts of a book which touched on some
of this. Here is a short description.
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Doing The Right Thing
by: Aaron Hass, 1998
This is a psychology prof's look at morality. Most of
the book can be summarized by these two quotes:
"Traditionally, the analysis of moral conflicts has been the
purview of philosophers and theologians. We can no longer
afford this luxury."
"The Rabbi of Ger told his followers that, when he was a
young man, he wanted to change the world. By the time he
reached middle age, he only wanted to influence his
community, and those around him. In old age, he realized
that what was most important was to change himself."
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Jeff Owens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Zone 7, http://www.teleport.com/~kowens
Underground house, solar energy, reduced consumption, no TV
